Here in America, when faced with a difficult-to-pronounce-correctly car name like "Touareg" or "Huaracan," we either spend hours painstakingly learning the correct pronunciation, or we say "screw it," instead, and just keep on saying it wrong. But Iraqi Kurds have found a better way. They just give the cars amazing… »11/11/14 6:00pm 11/11/14 6:00pm

The anti-ISIS air coalition is a tapestry made up of an ever growing number of nations and aircraft types, and now international F/A-18 Hornet operators are entering the fray. Australia has sent half a dozen F/A-18F Super Hornets, a KC-30A, and an E-7 Wedgetail and Canadian Hornets are on the way.»10/08/14 6:51pm 10/08/14 6:51pm

It appears that the world's premier attack helicopter, the Boeing AH-64 Apache, has entered into the fight against a resilient ISIS that continues to hold key cities throughout western and northern Iraq. Apache combat operations marks a significant escalation in both capability and risk by the US when it comes to… »10/06/14 7:12am 10/06/14 7:12am

ISIS has gotten their hands on many types of artillery pieces as they have seized Syrian and Iraqi weapons caches. Denying them this standoff capability is a top priority for the growing anti-ISIS air power coalition. In this case, a GBU-12 Paveway II 500lb laser guided bomb absolutely obliterates what looks like a … »9/28/14 5:00pm 9/28/14 5:00pm

British Parliament voted overwhelmingly today to join the coalition of US, France and Arab states that are flying attack missions over Iraq to combat ISIS. In addition, Belgium and Denmark will be sending F-16MLUs to the fight. All are said to be fully aware that the mission to shatter ISIS may take months or even… »9/26/14 3:15pm 9/26/14 3:15pm

Yesterday, France become the first country other than the US to attack ISIS targets in Iraq. Their Rafales carried out a raid on munitions depot and staging area in the northeast part of the country that supposedly killed dozens of ISIS fighters. »9/20/14 7:04pm 9/20/14 7:04pm

Iraq's first Mi-28 Havoc 'Night Hunter' attack chopper has taken flight in Iraq. These are some of the most heavily armed and capable attack helicopters in the world. Three were delivered alongside four new Mi-35 'Hind' attack helicopters from Russia as part of an expedited order placed to help fight the spread of… »9/13/14 4:58pm 9/13/14 4:58pm

Abdirahmaan Muhumed is one of two Americans killed in Iraq, while fighting for ISIS. We've seen Americans join the terrorist ranks before with Al Qaeda, but this one hits a little too close to home — Muhumed was employed at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, as an aircraft cleaner. »9/03/14 4:09pm 9/03/14 4:09pm

[This is the one-off 1935 Mercedes-Benz 500K Roadster built by Erdmann and Rossi for the King of Iraq at this years' Classic Days at Schloss Dyck. It has a 5-liter supercharged inline-8 producing 160+ horsepower. 5,180 pounds of art deco magnificence. Photo credit: Markus Jordan/Philipp Deppe via MB.]»8/14/14 10:39am 8/14/14 10:39am

The White House's scale has tipped in favor of direct action against ISIS and support for their victims. Yesterday, airdrops of much needed food, water and medical supplies commenced over northern Iraq, where ISIS has ran thousands of Iraq's Yazidi minority into the mountains. Meanwhile, ISIS is threatening the… »8/08/14 9:19am 8/08/14 9:19am

This video seems to be shot around 2008 and it depicts a US Soldier verbally unloading on an Iraqi Police Force unit. Many of the same issues he brings up have only been magnified since the US military left Iraq. What do you think, is this guy giving the Iraqi Police too hard a time or prophesying the future? »6/26/14 6:37pm 6/26/14 6:37pm

This video depicts Iraqi Mi-35M "Hind-E" advanced helicopter gunships, of which the Iraqi armed forces only have a handful in inventory, taking the fight to the ISIS in Northern Iraq. A much larger analysis on the events currently unfolding in Iraq will be posted soon. In the meantime, check out this amazing footage… »6/15/14 7:35pm 6/15/14 7:35pm

In case you've forgotten about Iraq, it is still A Country That Exists with 36 million people living in it. And the biggest northern city of Mosul was just completely overrun by extremist insurgents, whose first order of business seems to have been to burn anything that has wheels attached. »6/11/14 8:06pm 6/11/14 8:06pm

Post-Saddam Iraq's first tactical fighter aircraft has taken flight. Lockheed flew the Block 52 F-16D for the first time just a couple days ago, and deliveries of the first batch of four jets are said to be just a couple months away. It looks great, but... »5/07/14 7:31pm 5/07/14 7:31pm

This is an MRAP, a mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicle. It didn't exist until well into the Iraq War, when we went to war with the Army we had, and that Army's Humvees didn't survive very well. We bought a lot of MRAPs. The Iraq War is over. Now, how many of these MRAPs can we put your police down for? »11/25/13 3:20pm 11/25/13 3:20pm

Mercenary outfit Blackwater has been accused of some pretty terrible things during its time operating as a "security contractor" in Iraq. Something captured in these shocking videos. »4/11/12 7:30am 4/11/12 7:30am

Robots can't have feelings. But humans develop feelings for them. You know, like R2-D2 in Star Wars. Or like Scooby Doo, a real life small robot that saved the day 19 times. This is his single-tear story. »12/28/11 2:15pm 12/28/11 2:15pm

The US government, in between hours spent squabbling over the price of a cheese sandwich, has ordered a bunch of refurbished M88A2 HERCULES ARVs, also known as tanks that tow other tanks — and other big stuff too. »8/05/11 3:00pm 8/05/11 3:00pm